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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,946,980 Cooperative Agreement under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology (RESTORE Science) program to Nova Southeastern University (NSU) to assess trends in pelagic populations and ecosystem drivers in the deep Gulf of Mexico. The project, called DEEPEND|RESTORE (D|R), involves a multi-year, multi-institutional effort to monitor and analyze micronekton (deep-living fishes,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $363,243 under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology program to the University of New Orleans from September 2021 to August 2023. Through this cooperative agreement, the University of New Orleans will develop a plan to assist in restoring seagrass beds in the Pensacola and Perdido Bays region for increased resilience to climate stress. An interdisciplinary team of researchers and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017) provides $147,843 to a research team led by scientists at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and North Carolina State University. The project aims to study a range of phytoplankton, harmful algae, and biological processes during the GOMECC cruise in the Gulf of Mexico in the summer of 2025. Key activities include collecting water...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $126,663 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides funding to support research and monitoring activities under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology program. Specifically, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and its parent organization the University of Texas System will carry out assessments of ecosystem recovery in the Bahia Grande estuarine complex, located within the Laguna...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) provides $2,499,992.00 to the University of Southern Mississippi to assist in developing an Uncrewed Systems Data Assembly Hub (UXS DAH). The UXS DAH will serve as a public-facing, cloud-based repository that aggregates uncrewed systems data and observations from across NOAA's data ecosystems. This...

This two-year $175,230 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) aims to develop and demonstrate an optimal Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach for quality control of water level observations collected by tide gauges. The key objectives are to: 1) accurately classify 6-minute water level observations as good or bad, with a focus on correctly identifying bad...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Duke University a $121,735 cooperative agreement from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023 under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology program (CFDA 11.451). The award will support Duke University's efforts to integrate socioeconomic impacts into fisheries restoration decisions. NOAA's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science program aims to carry out research supporting long-term...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences Project Grant award of $262,393 to Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) from July 15, 2023 to June 30, 2026 will support research to extend the hurricane record along the Southwest Florida coast by thousands of years. The project will analyze sediment cores from coastal "blue holes" to reconstruct the history of tropical cyclones in the region, resulting in a more robust understanding of the tropical cyclone frequency...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,004,259 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) to the University of Florida to quantify the spatial variability and uncertainty of seasonal-to-interannual total water levels and their components (storm surge, tides, mean sea level, seasonality, sea level anomalies, and wave runup) along the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts. The project aims to develop a 40-year total water level...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $124,926 cooperative agreement to Tulane University under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology (Gulf Coast Ecosystem RESTORE) program. The two-year project, running from September 2021 through August 2023, will support research examining natural resource decision-making related to riverine inflows in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, Tulane University will conduct...